This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

3 results for SETBACK from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 20, 2019	83D	Hinder	Richard Crowe
Thu Nov 6, 2003	1D	Defeat	Joe DiPietro
Mon Oct 11, 1999	5D	Relapse	Gregory E. Paul

1 result for SETBACK from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Sep 16, 2007	Acrostic	K	Change for the worse	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

17 results for SETBACK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 8, 1992	41D	Reverse	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Sun Sep 29, 1991	96D	Reversal	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Maleska
Mon May 19, 1980	39D	Defeat	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Jul 3, 1976	9D	Defeat	Allan Blackman	Weng
Wed May 14, 1975	43D	Reversal	Jean J. Davison	Weng
Sun Jul 2, 1972	115D	Reverse	Anne Fox	Weng
Mon Apr 6, 1970	5D	Feature of some skyscrapers	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 18, 1970	45A	Defeat	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 23, 1969	5D	Delay.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jun 1, 1963	24A	Recessed section, as in a wall.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri May 8, 1959	24D	Reversal.	Barbara Brasure	Farrar
Wed Feb 18, 1959	24A	Unexpected check.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed Feb 19, 1958	4D	Temporary defeat.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Fri Mar 8, 1957	30A	Untimely defeat.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jan 27, 1957	77A	Reverse.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Mon Feb 15, 1954	44A	Skyscraper must.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1949	1A	This bankruptcy was to Sir Walter Scott.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

Anagrams:

19 ms